This protection from the inherent dangers of police coercion keep many suspects from confessing to crimes they did not commit, which is what the U.S. Supreme Court worried about in Miranda v. Arizona.

Before we expand the public safety exception to all tragic events, we should consider that suspects of extreme and heinous crimes should be guaranteed this protection against coercion, despite the public outcry.

When we face severe charges and suspicions is when we need our constitutional rights most, so should we erode those protections every time an atrocity occurs?

Miranda dissuades police from using coercive tactics with the threat of excluding any evidence gained from tainted testimony.

If this punishment for coercive police practices is weakened due to use of the public safety exception, the concern is that we may see increased detention and extended questioning of American citizens who have not been charged with a crime.